ABOUT

Faculty of Biotechnology at the University of Montenegro (BIP), former Biotechnical Institute has the longest research tradition in the country (70 years). As a leading research organization in the agriculture, it significantly contributes to the adequate supply of safe and healthy food and protection of nature through implementations of research results in balancing ecosystem with a large variety of plants and animals.

The combination of knowledge and experience enables BIP staff to contribute actively in solving scientific, social and practical problems in agriculture production on the national level. Apart from being a research institution, it is also involved in higher education and provision of different services to the farming sector in the country, as well as providing advisory services. Therefore, it is funded by public funds and part of its financial resources comes from providing services. Also, so far numerous international players have fianced BIP activities:UNDP/FAO, American, Canadian, Russian, Italian funds. EC is one of the significant investors, especially in the fields of infrastructure (CARDS, IPA).

There are 10 active centres and departments within the Faculty: agricultural economy (contacts: Dr Miomir Jovanovic, miomirj@t-com.me and Dr Aleksandra Despotovic, alexd@t-com.me), land and melioration (Dr Mirko Knezevic, knez@t-com.me), forestry (MSc Milic Curovic, curovic@t-com.me), plant protection (Dr Zora Vucinic, zoravucinic@t-com.me), field crops and vegetable production (dr Natasa Mirecki, mirecki@t-com.me), livestock production (Dr Milan Markovic mmarkoni@t-com.me), veterinary, vineyard, fruit growing and enology department (Dr Radmila Pajovic, radapa@t-com.me), subtropical fruit (dr Momcilo Radulovic, rmomo@t-com.me), continental fruit (Dr Mijo Jovancevic, mijojovancevic@t-com.me). There is also a laboratory for dairy products, whose primary role is still in the service provision (Dr Slavko Mirecki, milklab@t-com.me).

Research component of the BIP is the oldest one, not only in the Institute but in the whole Montenegrin science society. BIP is broader recognized by its research and results achieved so far. BIP activities are carried out through the organization of fundamental, applied and developmental research in many field of plant production, animal husbandry, forestry and in the related production technologies.